Is The WGA Forcing Credits on Non-Writers?

Photo by Brechtbug @ flickr.com Amid speculation that Casey Affleck’s new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix is a hoax, Affleck tells USA Today that the WGA insisted on giving him writing credit, intimating that he did not write it. Is the WGA really forcing credits on non-writers? Or is the picture a carefully crafted hoax for which the writers deserve credit?

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BIRTH OF THE SCRIBOSPHERE

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